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A controversial spoof on the Spaghetti western (some love it, some hate it), Lust in the Dust features the 300-pound Divine as the inimitable Rosie Velez, riding into view in full drag on a poor donke... read more read more...y as solemn commentary muddles on about the passions that enslave men and women -- and then Rosie, who weighs more than the donkey, is gang-raped by Hard Case Williams' (Geoffrey Lewis) outlaws. Eventually Rosie is rescued by the tough, taciturn cowboy Abel Wood (Tab Hunter), and together they reach the miserable town of Chili Verde where the entire population, not many after all, can always be found at a saloon run by Marguerita Ventura (Lainie Kazan) and her nit-wit bouncer/gunslinger, Bernardo (Henry Silva). Abel soon discovers that the reason why the population is so interested in Marguerita's saloon has nothing to do with hard liquor -- Marguerita and Rosie each have one half of a map of buried treasure tattooed on their backsides, and everyone wants a look at the whole map. That situation introduces rather absurd bedroom farce. Viewers with a very broad if not bawdy sense of humor will most enjoy this earthy exercise in parody. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Paul Bartel

Release Date: March 1, 1985

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2003

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  • skekcol
    May 16, 2010
    skekcol
    I used to work with a guy who talked about this movie all the time. I had never heard of it before, but as a fan of westerns I decided to give it a chance. As a western I think it was a hell of lot better than some of the "classics" like Django, but I don't think it's something I... read more would grant a second viewing. I don't think there's anyone I could successfully recommend this movie to. The western fans would be too uncomfortable with Divine and my more open minded friends don't like westerns.
  • rem352004
    July 23, 2007
    rem352004
    well. for those who enjoy the great Divine. This is hilarous. A great drag queen. A great actor. beautifull scenery of New Mexico.
  • sfcamp2005
    May 3, 2007
    sfcamp2005
    Let me take you South of Divine's Border, where God knows what hordes her...this is so funny, raunchy and the only thing missing is Miss Edie and John Waters.

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Douglas Pratt
July 21, 2006
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

Cult movies like this one are what home video is all about, but avoid forcing it on your friends

Dennis Schwartz
March 31, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Simply awful. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
November 22, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Obvious gags and mind-numbing gross-out schtick.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 18, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
March 2, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Carol Cling
July 16, 2004
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Shannon J. Harvey
February 10, 2003
Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday Times (Australia)

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